REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Philippine Statistics Authority ANTIQUE PROVINCIAL STATISTICAL OFFICE SPECIAL RELEASE WOMEN AND MEN IN THE PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE Date of Release: March 5, 2020 Reference No.: 2020-03 POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHY HOUSEHOLD POPULATION More than one-half of the total number of households in the Province of Antique were males. Figure 1. Distribution of Household Population by Sex in the Province of Antique: 2015 300,000 n o i t a 295,000 l u p 290,000 o P 297,164 d 285,000 l o h 280,000 e 283,873 s u o 275,000 H Male Female As shown in Figure 1, there were 297,164 or 51.1 percent of the total number of households were males while 283,873 or 48.9 percent were females. SEX RATIO There were 105 males for every 100 females. MaleFemale Out of 582,012 total number of populations in the Province of Antique, 51.2 percent of which comprises the males and 48.8 percent comprises the females which 105 100 resulted a sex ratio of 105 males for every 100 females. MARITAL STATUS Page 1 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Philippine Statistics Authority ANTIQUE PROVINCIAL STATISTICAL OFFICE SPECIAL RELEASE There were greater numbers of males that are not yet married compared to females. Based on Figure 2, out of 456,792 of the total population of Province of Antique ages 10 years old and over which are grouped by different marital status categories, there were 118,942 males or 56.1 percent are single compared to the number of females which is 93,099 or 43.9 percent of the total population. And the remaining numbers of males and females were categorized as follows: 176,923 married (49.7 percent were males, 50.3 percent were females), 25,493 widowed (23.1 percent were males, 77.0 percent were females), 3,754 separated or divorced (43.6 percent were males, 56.4 percent were females), 38,417 common law/live-in (48.8 percent were males, 51.2 percent were females), and there were 164 unknown (71.3 percent were males, 28.7 percent were females). Figure 2. Distribution of Population by Marital Status in the Province of Antique: 2015 140,000 118,942 s 120,000 e l a m e 100,000 F 87,914 d n 80,000 a s Male e l a 60,000 Female M f 93,099 o 89,009 40,000 r e b 18,735 m 20,000 u 5,885 N 19,608 1,636 19,682 117 0 2,118 47 Single Married Widowed Divorced Live-in Unknown Marital Status Page 2 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Philippine Statistics Authority ANTIQUE PROVINCIAL STATISTICAL OFFICE SPECIAL RELEASE HOUSEHOLD HEADS Most household heads are males. Out of 129,812 households, 78.6 percent or 102,022 household heads were males and 27,790 or 21.4 were females. Figure 3. Distribution of Household Heads by Sex in the Province of Antique: 2015 90 80 70 60 50 40 78.59 30 20 10 21.41 0 Male Female Table 1. Age Group of Household Head in the Province of Antique: 2015 Both Sexes Males Females Numbe Total Number Percent Percent r Total Number of Households 129,812 102,022 78.6 27,790 21.4 Below 20 516 381 73.8 135 26.2 20-29 12,487 11,096 88.9 1,391 11.1 30-39 26,057 23,405 89.8 2,652 10.2 40-49 28,865 24,985 86.6 3,880 13.4 50-59 27,258 21,425 78.6 5,833 21.4 60-69 19,036 12,785 67.2 6,251 32.8 70-79 11,311 6,100 53.9 5,211 46.1 80 years and over 4,282 1,845 43.1 2,437 56.9 Most number of household heads aged 40-49 years old which comprises 22.2 percent of the total number of households in which 86.6 were males and 13.4 were females. Page 3 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Philippine Statistics Authority ANTIQUE PROVINCIAL STATISTICAL OFFICE SPECIAL RELEASE WORKING/DEPENDENTS AGE GROUP There were more females that are old dependents compared to males. Based on Figure 4, the total number of old dependents were 39,081 of the total number of population, 15,712 were males and 23,369 were females. Out of 188,720 young dependents, 97,533 were males and 91,187 were females. For the 354,211 working age population, there were 184,593 were males and 169,618 were females. Figure 4. Household Population of Working/Dependents Age Group by Sex in the Province of Antique: 2015 200,000 184,593 180,000 160,000 140,000 120,000 Male 97,533 Female 100,000 80,000 169,618 60,000 91,187 40,000 20,000 15,712 23,369 - Young Dependents Working Age Old Dependents The total dependency ratio of the province in 2020 was 64.0 percent with 11.0 percent old dependents and 53.3 percent young dependents. The male and female dependency ratios are almost the same at 32.0 percent. Page 4 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Philippine Statistics Authority ANTIQUE PROVINCIAL STATISTICAL OFFICE SPECIAL RELEASE EDUCATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE More numbers of males are attending school compared to females. As shown in Figure 5, there were 51.5 percent of males and 48.5 percent of females who ages 5 – 9 years old attending school. For ages 10 – 14 years old, there were 51.4 percent of males and 48.6 percent of females. Ages 15 – 19 years old, there were 50.1 percent of males and 49.9 percent of females. While for the ages 20 – 24 years old, there were 53.0 percent of males and 47.0 percent of females attending school. Figure 5. Ages of Attending School by Sex in the Province of Antique: 2015 54.0 53.0 52.0 51.5 51.4 50.1 50.0 48.0 Male Female 46.0 49.9 48.5 48.6 47.0 44.0 42.0 5 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 Age Page 5 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Philippine Statistics Authority ANTIQUE PROVINCIAL STATISTICAL OFFICE SPECIAL RELEASE LITERACY The numbers of male literate is higher than the numbers of female literate in the Province of Antique. Out of 455,192 Literate number of households 10 years old and over, there were 226,602 males literate while there were 218,590 females literate. Literacy is a key skill and a key measure of a population’s education. Figure 6. Proportion of Number of Literates of Household Population 10 years and over, Antique: 2015 51.5 51.0 50.5 50.0 49.5 50.9 49.0 48.5 49.1 48.0 Male Female Page 6 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Philippine Statistics Authority ANTIQUE PROVINCIAL STATISTICAL OFFICE SPECIAL RELEASE TABLE 2. Literacy of the Household Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group, Sex, and City/Municipality: 2015 Household Population Literate 10 years old and over Age Group and City/Municipality Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female ANTIQUE Total 455,846 232,565 223,281 445,192 226,602 218,590 10 - 14 63,438 32,895 30,543 62,981 32,600 30,381 15 - 19 58,144 30,819 27,325 57,618 30,462 27,156 20 - 24 49,456 26,069 23,387 48,892 25,696 23,196 25 - 29 43,257 22,783 20,474 42,696 22,389 20,307 30 - 34 38,434 20,359 18,075 37,875 19,978 17,897 35 - 39 35,251 18,672 16,579 34,585 18,236 16,349 40 - 44 31,883 16,744 15,139 31,070 16,275 14,795 45 - 49 29,739 15,352 14,387 28,955 14,916 14,039 50 - 54 26,614 13,309 13,305 25,700 12,762 12,938 55 - 59 22,588 11,316 11,272 21,809 10,878 10,931 60 - 64 17,995 8,551 9,444 17,269 8,192 9,077 65 years old and over 39,047 15,696 23,351 35,742 14,218 21,524 Table 2 showed that out of 232,568 male 10 years and over, 226, 602 were literate or literacy rate of 97.4 percent. On the other hand female literacy rate was 97.9 percent. More males acquired education compared than females. Of the 520,011 total population ages five years old and over, 265,887 or 51.1 percent were males and 48.9 percent or 254,124 were females. There were more numbers of females with post baccalaureate degree compared to males. As shown in the Table 3, more number of females attained higher education than males. Out of 24,991 academic holders in Antique, 55.1 percent were females and 44.9 were males. Likewise more females attained post baccalaureate degree than males. Table 3. Highest Educational Attainment 5 Years Old and Over by Sex in the Province of Antique: 2015 Males Females Highest Educational Attainment Number Percent Number Percent Total Population 5 years old and 265,887 51.1 254,124 48.9 Page 7 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Philippine Statistics Authority ANTIQUE PROVINCIAL STATISTICAL OFFICE SPECIAL RELEASE over No Grade Completed 9,253 53.0 8,191 47.0 Pre-School 8,329 52.6 7,496 47.4 Special Education 67 49.3 69 50.7 Elementary 108,053 54.2 91,469 45.8 1st-4th Grade 58,811 56.6 45,072 43.4 5th-6th Grade 16,488 54.9 13,531 45.1 Graduate 32,754 49.9 32,866 50.1 High School 91,431 51.4 86,579 48.6 Undergraduate 38,764 52.7 34,863 47.4 Graduate 52,667 50.5 51,716 49.5 Post Secondary 5,492 39.5 8,396 60.5 Undergraduate 478 42.6 645 57.4 Graduate 5,014 39.3 7,751 60.7 College Undergraduate 17,655 46.3 20,498 53.7 Academic Degree Holder 24,991 44.9 30,678 55.1 Post Baccalaureate 263 33.6 519 66.4 Not Stated 353 60.7 229 39.4 WORK GAINFUL WORKERS Based in the Table 4, there were 243,079 gainful workers in the Province of Antique aged 15 years old and over.